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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1951
Page
8
Treasury narcotics chief Anslinger outlines a worldwide drug trade network from ship stewards to big traffickers. He details undercover work, legal reforms, and the UN drive to limit opium and heroin supply, noting scarce manpower and high conviction rates. He cites Baltimore's detox beds and calls for longer prison terms for peddlers.
In a roundup of world affairs, Korean peace negotiations stall amid U S treaty talks in San Francisco. Ridgway warns of renewed full scale conflict as Communist forces mass in Korea. Senate crime probe calls for a national crime coordinating council and tougher narcotics laws. Defense pacts with Philippines Australia New Zealand move forward. The report covers Oatis case, U S foreign aid, and Eva Peron’s political exit.
Oscar Ewing estimates record American school enrollment this year. Total expected at 33,121,000, up from 32,703,000 last year. Elementary enrollment rises to 24,468,000, secondary to 6,168,000, colleges drop to 2,225,000, and private commercial schools reach 175,000.
President Truman calls for Congress to amend the national production act to curb run-away inflation and curb consumer costs. He cites a new all-time high in living costs and warns the act may cost billions in higher prices while labor groups push for minor wage increases. He notes three GOP senators have introduced a bill to fulfill his request.
The piece questions Senator Ferguson and Senator Nixon over their votes on the controls act and their push for repeal. It notes Welker opposed the act, and accuses former senators Lucas and Myers of lobbying for repeal after previously supporting the act. It reflects on the President’s inflation fears and recalls past agricultural policy debates and cotton crop facts.
An array of business for sale ads and employment notices across Texas and nearby areas. Listings include a modern air conditioned drug store near a new Navy jet base in Bishop, a long term leased oil station, a cafe in Marfa with on site living quarters, and a motel in Austin Highway earning about 1000 a month. Also offers are for farm land in Mexico near Col Valles, several tractors and farm machinery for sale, and various job openings in San Antonio and surrounding towns.
Advertisement offers misc earthworms for gardening and soil enrichment at $4 per thousand with 10 percent postage, directed by Myrtle Kes Singer at 1210 South 8th Avenue Arcadia California.
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